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אותביה חמש, ומאחר דלא תניא חמש, מאי טעמא אותביה? אמר רב פפא: אנא סברי לאו גמרא היא בידיה, והדר ביה. ולא ידענא דגמרא היא בידיה, ולא הדר ביה.
Rav Pappa himself raised his objection to Abaye’s opinion based on the premise that the tanna taught 5 sets of lashes, and since in the baraita it is not taught 5 sets of lashes, what is the reason that Rav Pappa raised his objection to Abaye’s opinion? Rav Pappa said: I held that it is not a tradition in Abaye’s hand that a nazirite is also flogged for “anything that is made of the grapevine,” but merely his own opinion, and therefore I assumed that were I to cite a baraita that explicitly contradicts his opinion he would retract his opinion. Consequently, I myself changed the wording of the baraita to see how Abaye would respond. But I did not know that this halakha is a tradition in Abaye’s hand and that therefore he did not retract his opinion.
רבי אלעזר בן עזריה אומר כו׳. אמר רב יוסף: כמאן מתרגמינן ״מפורצנין ועד עיצורין״ — כרבי יוסי.
§ The Mishnah taught: R' Elazar ben Azarya says: He is liable only if he eats at least two ḥartzannim and one zag that together form the volume of an olive-bulk. The Mishnah then cites two opinions as to whether ḥartzan is a grape seed and zag is the skin, or the reverse. Rav Yosef said: In accordance with whose opinion do we translate the verse “from ḥartzannim to zag” (Numbers 6:4) as: From the seeds [purtzanin] to the skins [itzurin]? He explains: This translation is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei.
מתני׳ סתם נזירות — שלשים יום. גילח או שגילחוהו לסטים — סותר שלשים יום. נזיר שגילח בין בזוג בין בתער, או שסיפסף כל שהוא — חייב.
Mishnah: A naziriteship of unspecified length lasts for 30 days. If a nazirite shaved his hair during that period, or if he was shaved by bandits [listim] against his will, this negates 30 days of his naziriteship, which he must count afresh. With regard to a nazirite who shaved his hair, whether he did so with scissors or with a razor, or if he pulled out [sifsef ] any amount, he is liable.